BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | New York, United States | NasdaqCM
1.41 USD
-0.02
(-1.399%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.41 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:50 a.m. EDT
The investment case for BuzzFeed is bifurcated sharply between the speculative catalyst and the deteriorating business reality. In the short term, the stock offers a high-conviction momentum play based on the Byron Allen takeover; the massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls suggests traders are pricing in a dramatic re-rating of the asset as a media conglomerate. However, the long-term fundamentals are severely compromised. The company is burning cash, with negative operating margins and free cash flow, and has suffered a catastrophic 94.5% decline in value over the last four years. While the recent price action shows some stabilization, the multi-year trajectory is one of structural destruction. There is no dividend to provide income, and the balance sheet is fragile with debt significantly exceeding equity. The current price is likely reflecting the 'sum of parts' value of the acquired entity rather than the standalone business, making this a dangerous hold for anyone without a specific trade thesis on the takeover premium. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.591516 |
| AutoETS | 0.593627 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.595415 |
| AutoTheta | 0.635164 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 2.87 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.018 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 219.131 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.813 |
| Market Cap | 117,359,080 |
| Forward P/E | -7.05 |
| Beta | 3.77 |
| Profit Margins | -33.26% |
| Website | https://www.buzzfeed.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price ($2.00, $3.00, $4.00), while put activity remains minimal. This indicates a strong speculative bet on a rapid price recovery driven by the Byron Allen acquisition narrative, despite the underlying volatility.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.35000002 |
| Address1 | 50 West 23rd Street |
| All Time High | 59.08 |
| All Time Low | 0.54 |
| Ask | 1.81 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 961,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,699,786 |
| Average Volume | 3,699,786 |
| Average Volume10Days | 961,810 |
| Beta | 3.767 |
| Bid | 1.03 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 0.96 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.41 |
| Current Ratio | 0.785 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.455 |
| Day Low | 1.405 |
| Debt To Equity | 219.131 |
| Display Name | BuzzFeed |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,873,600 |
| Ebitda | -11,680,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.0646 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -10.91 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.705 |
| Enterprise Value | 127,427,608 |
| Eps Forward | -0.2 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.37488 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.03512001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.025544057 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -35.000004 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.68 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.2700001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.47388062 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.86999995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.6111109 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.54 - 2.68 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,614,954,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 12,387,281 |
| Forward Eps | -0.2 |
| Forward P E | -7.0499997 |
| Free Cashflow | -11,007,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 507 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.40258 |
| Gross Profits | 72,794,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.63536 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.100430004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 83,233,395 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,714,953,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| Long Business Summary | BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, and third-party platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers BuzzFeed that provides entertainment, pop culture, and the internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; Tasty, a platform for food content; and HuffPost, a media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications, as well as feature films, micro-dramas, content licensing, TV projects, and other projects. BuzzFeed, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | BuzzFeed, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 117,359,080 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_46607363 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -60,134,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 119,023,754 |
| Open | 1.48 |
| Operating Cashflow | -17,407,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.42683 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 646 397 2039 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 1.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,985,212 |
| Previous Close | 1.43 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.46875 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.649049 |
| Profit Margins | -0.33257 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.542 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.3986 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.455 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.405 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.405 - 1.455 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.43 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 200,253 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05311 |
| Return On Equity | -0.90218 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.124 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.813 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 83,200,040 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0364 |
| Shares Short | 3,028,785 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,391,288 |
| Short Name | BuzzFeed, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0378 |
| Short Ratio | 3.32 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | BZFD |
| Total Cash | 6,846,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.182 |
| Total Debt | 80,557,000 |
| Total Revenue | 180,816,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.6 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.11405 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.29594994 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2656523 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 200,253 |
| Website | https://www.buzzfeed.com |
| Zip | 10,010 |